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People say that my coffee is too strong, what can I say, I love things in life that have taste. I also have a passion for writing about social media, education and tend to Tweet more than I should. I've had the fortune of publishing my ideas both online as well as in the traditional book format. When asked I also provide advice on mobile technology, Social Media and education.
I am also the co-founder of 99Squared Limited where we provide unique ways of using QR-Codes for business and the public sector.
Blog: www.johannesahrenfelt.com | Company: www.squarecode.biz

Here are a few step-by-step tips to help you utilise QR codes to their full potential. While not strictly "social media," the successful adoption of QR codes meshes well with the trend toward more expansive social use of mobile handheld devices. Maybe best practices will help.

At present, QR-Codes are being used in magazines, advertisements and promotional campaigns for providing information, directions, links, maps and the like to its end-users. They can be easily generated for free using QR-code generators. As creating and using these codes is very cost-effective this technology is useful for most businesses and particularly Non-Profit Organizations as they can use QR-Codes to support their work in endless ways.

So you’ve got all of your social media networking accounts set up, now what? Once the social media account creation tasks are complete, the next stage involves growth, building and interaction. To give you some assistance in determining what tools and strategies you could be implementing to build your customer base, your social media growth and your brand image, here’s a tip: automation. By automating parts of your social media campaign, you can save yourself a large amount of time and money.

You have a great product or service and you want to share it with the world. Social media can help you do that. There are communities already living online that need what you have to offer. The trick is to find them and engage them in a way that they are comfortable with. Before you run into their virtual space and start telling them all about your company, it's a good idea to have a rock solid plan.

It is not really known who said it first, but that ‘we always teach what we need to learn most’ adage has some merit. In the Social Media Marketing (SMM) realm, this means that becoming the thought makers and leaders in your given industry is a must. This is achieved by identifying what your audience wants to know and what people are discussing right now. This article will delve deeper into how to figure this out and how, when and where to deliver the quality information that your current and potential customers seek.